The spooky introduction to classical music for millions of children. From Disney's Fantasia, 1940. This piece was (mostly) completed by 1939. According to The Source, Leopold Stokowski conducted for free. This is the one piece in the film not recorded by Stokowski's Philadelphia Orchestra. Original score by Paul Dukas.

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Recorded at the Academy of Music, Philadelphia, 1978. Eugene Ormandy, conductor. A great way to kick off Classical Week at the WGOM.

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Master of misanthropy Mark E. Smith live in NYC, 1981. A few naughty words, but his accent is so thick you'll hardly notice 'em.

Before the Hold Steady were deemed the world's greatest bar band, these gentleman wore the crown at a rakishly, drunken angle. Two-fer-one: First up, a rare ballad. Twins fans take note. 2001.

Rawking in Tallahassee, 2000. The Club is Open.

FWIW, lead-singer Bob Pollard was a star HS athlete in Dayton, OH and later pitched a no-hitter for Wright State University.

Live in Belgium, 1992. From their bitchin' debut, Slanted and Enchanted.
Lies and betrayals
Fruit-covered nails
Electricity and lust

Fantastic version of the SY classic. From German television, 1996.

One last one-hit wonder to drive away with. (this was supposed to run on Aug. 24 but, uh, I'm an idiot. --bS)

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'cuz there's only one October. (live at KROQ, Christmas 2004)

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So my video yesterday was a couple of teen girls, and I thought why not continue that trend? Lead singer Annabella Lwin was only 15 when this song was released in 1980! Music piracy was a little different back then.
The live video had embedding disabled, so I had to switch it to the music video. [...]

This video is from a couple years ago so they are older now, but still... Not many kids can skip their awkward phase and be in a hit band at the age of 12.

Rockabilly music from the future. These guys know how to entertain. My favorite part is when they break out the megaphone. From Warped Tour '04.

Originally by Dolly Parton, but the White Stripes do it so much better.

1966, on the BBC program A Whole Scene Going. Founder and original Stones' bassist Dick Taylor on lead guitar.

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Alice Smith's voice is absolutely amazing. Her range and depth are second to none. Performing at the Highline Ballroom in New York.

1981, The Secret Policeman's Other Ball.

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So they totally nicked the bridge from "Pinball Wizard"--who cares? It's still a cool song. Later butchered by Bananrama. From Dutch TV, 1970.

Here's a seizure-inducing version of the classic, Blood, Sweat & Tears ripoff group, The Ides of March with a lip-sync of their big hit on the 1970 show, Something Else, hosted by John Byner. Lead singer Jim Peterik went on to bigger success with Survivor (of "Eye of the Tiger" fame).

The song reached #2 [...]

From The Midnight Special TV program, 1973.

Jyoti Mishra, aka White Town, was all over the radio with 'Your Woman' in 1997. He even wrote an almost embarrassingly personal FAQ about his lone hit.
How does it feel being a one-hit wonder?
Better than being a no-hit wonder!

live 7/31/82, Gateshead, UK, opening for The Police. Their 1979 debut album, Entertainment! ranks 490th on Rolling Stone's 500 best albums list. This song comes later, after the addition of former Robert Fripp bassist Sara Lee.

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Welcome to One-Hit Wonder Week at the WGOM. First up, the Glaswegian headbangers with their chart-topping smash. (You can hardly tell that they're lip-synching.)

Yeah, we've got a bunch of DJs giving a bunch of cool music, but once in a while, you just got have some old white guy music. So, your best buddy SBG has decided to flip an oldie on you every once in a while.

Here's Grace Slick and her f*** buddies[[she slept with every member of the Airplane]] at Woodstock.

or maybe "The Meeting"? I don't know enough to know. Anyway, a love letter to Frightwig. Come back to us! Live on telebision. Benny Bailey (trumpet), Pepsy Auer (piano), George Joyner (bass), Buster Smith (drums). "Jazz-Gehart und gesehen", SWF TV Jazz Concert at the TV/Radio Exhibition, Messehalle, Berlin, Germany, August 30, 1961

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“Califone have always been stupidly underappreciated, and the further we stumble into the 21st century, the more this music starts to feel both familiar and necessary.” —Pitchfork

These guys are playing in Loring Park on Aug 18th w/ The Manchurian Candidate. (Definitely a step up from the venue they're playing here: a locker room(?) 2006.

A friend of mine introduced me to The Heavy a few weeks ago, and they absolutely blew my mind. This song is kind of like Gnarls Barkley meets Jamiroquai, but funkier. I have no idea why this band isn't huge. This is at Transmusicales 2007.

Live, 1972. Wowza. Lead singer Ian Gillan was also the original "Jesus" in Jesus Christ Superstar.

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Canadian collective at the Kool Haus, Toronto, 2006. The camera work is shaky and the sound is kinda dodgy, but man alive, this is Rock and Roll.

Same song with a fan's camera work, but J. Mascis along for the ride.

Olympic Fever? You should have that looked at. Jools Holland, 2008.

The Welsh band playing on a show called Tubridy Tonight. Not really all that deep, but it's an incredibly fun band.

If you've never seen Ira Kaplan strangle his guitar, you're in for a treat. Santa Monica, CA, 1995.

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Anybody cool enough to have Tom Waits and PJ Harvey on one of his records is alright by me. Mark Linkous and friends rocking out on French television.

Euphonium Euphoria!

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Euphonium Mania!

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A couple of heavy metal-inspired flamenco guitar players from Mexico!!!!!!

Bonus video! A cover of Metallica's 'Orion'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Highly influential post-punk band on German television, 1979.

1981, semi-live. This was the side project for Talking Heads bassist Tina Weymouth and drummer Chris Frantz.

and "Genius of Love," live at McCarren Pool in Brooklyn, 2008.

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Pandemonium on the streets of Philly. Memphis hoodlums rawk out in front of Sailor Jerry's Records, 2007.

More St. Vincent because A.) I love her, and B.) the other DJ's are slacking. Covering the Magnetic Fields in Los Angeles, 2007. A tender little love song about infidelity and murder from the pen of Stephen Merritt.

The lovely Annie Clark at the Bowery Ballroom, NYC, 2008. My favorite new artist of 2007.

One of the best singles of the punk-rock era--and a favorite of the late John Peel. It's a live take from 1978 (that's missing the first 20 seconds or so.)

Here's the promo version--with those killer handclaps. And for good measure, live covers by Ash, (a very young) Green Day, The Raconteurs, and finally, a feminine take by KT Tunsell.

Performing on Indie 101.3 in Los Angeles. I don't know a whole lot about Nico Vega, as they only have a couple of short EPs to their name. I do know that the singer, who the internet tells me is named Aja Volkman, is pretty awesome.

Hip hop beats + Guitar riffs = Ratatat
Here they are rocking out at Coachella 2007. I would kill to see them live. Literally. Kill, as in murder.

Thao Nguyen, normally heard with her backup band The Get Down Stay Down, playing a song of the acoustic variety for a French radio station.

I used to be kinda creeped out by Nick Cave, but I've really grown to like him.

Without a doubt the most exciting band I know.

Another one of those Blogotheque mobile concerts, this time with the Minneapolis band Tapes 'n Tapes.

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Bonus Polka Day! Here's your chance to learn something. Myron, son-in-law (and former Mousketeer) Bobby Burgess, and some of Myron's grandchildren demonstrate the Chicken Dance.

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The Kings. From 1958.

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Bonus cut: "We Are Family"

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Polka Babes! 2006 ZDF Sommerhitfestival

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1958 Silver Champagne Special. Happy birfday to me.
I love how animated LW gets at the end there.

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Ellmau Dorf festival, Austria, July 2007

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I was joking, but Rhu_Ru took me seriously. So here we go, kids. EVERYBODY POLKA!
Sacramento Jazz Jubilee, 2005

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Groovy space-rock from the impossibly handsome Lemmy Kilmister and crew, 1972. This stuff makes me wanna pound cough syrup, hop in my car somebody else's car and drive really, really fast. Um, "Polka Week" up next...

thanks to bjhess

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Cosmic pop from the Woodstock, NY-based band onLater with Jools Holland, 1999. For fans of Pink Floyd and Flaming Lips.

We've been seriously lacking in the gurl singer deptartment of late. Chan Marshall and company deliver the goods in San Francisco, 1998. Pity she hides her pretty face behind her bangs, though.

Monkeeing around at First Avenue, 1993.

Algonad sends this our way. From an in-store performance at Plan 9 Music, Richmond, VA, 2008.

A little chooglin' music. Beau (his pick, btw) says CCR never had a number one hit. Is that right?